Small Amount Of Drink Mopped Up By A Tissue Falsely Thats An Understatement Crossword Clue

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	noun • understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
	37%	3		Floors get mopped with it
	noun • cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors verb • to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop • make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
	37%	7		What happens to a wet floor after being mopped
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	Clue	Source
1	Floors get mopped with it
2	Is dishonest after consuming drink? That's an understatement! The Guardian Cryptic - 22 Oct 2010	The Guardian Cryptic / 22 Oct 2010
3	It may be mopped New York Times - 13 Oct 1999	New York Times / 13 Oct 1999
4	Mopped The Guardian Quick - 15 May 2002	The Guardian Quick / 15 May 2002
5	Mopped the floor with New York Times - 06 Jun 2009	New York Times / 06 Jun 2009
6	Oft mopped feature New York Times - 02 Dec 1989	New York Times / 02 Dec 1989
7	What happens to a wet floor after being mopped

Understatement for effect
Stories about child are an understatement
Understatement gives false impression about child
For example: less than honest statements about drink that isn't large?
Ironic understatement
Lottie's peculiar figure
Rhetorical understatement - toilets (anag)
Untruths written about young child? That's an understatement
… a little of it fills Porkie's figure
Figure of speech like "no mean feat"

Is dishonest after consuming drink? That's an understatement!
Contents of a pack including drink — that's ironic, to say the least!
Young child enthralled by stories? That's an understatement
Child in stories that's not saying enough
Figure of speech like "not unlike"
Untruths about toddler? That could be an understatement
Understatement for rhetorical effect
Rhetorical understatement
Understatement
Little child in stories making understatement

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